Process for forming designs upon articles.



J. V. GILES.

PROCESS FOR FORMING DESIGNS UP-ON ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16, 1911.

1,063,529. Patented June 3,1913.

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PROCESS FOR FORMING DESIGNS UPON ARTICLES.

l,tl63,529.

Specification bf Letters Patent.

Patented June 3, 1913.

Application filed October 16, 1911. Serial No. 655,019.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn V. GILES, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processesfor Forming Designs upon Articles, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in processes for forming designsupon articles and has for its object the provision of a process of thisnature which shall be of simple and eflicientoperation.

The invention consists in the process hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of an article upon which the design is to beformed and a lace stencil placed over said article, and Fig. 2, asection taken through the article and stencil.

The preferred method of procedure consists in first placing a piece oflace 1 of the design desired to be formed uponva cloth or article 2 overand immediately adjacent the article.- This is preferably done bystretching the article and lacc over a fairly firm pillow or similararticle and, securing them in position thereon. The resiliency andbulging of the pillow serve to stretch the article and cause the lace tolie closely adjacent the article. Then a dyeing liquid is sprayedagainst said stencil and art cle. The ot the spray passing through themeshes or interstices of the lace strike the article behind and areabsorbed thereby. Thus the lace serves as a sort of stencil. Theparticles of spray striking: the lace, which is absorbent, are absorbedthereby and prevented from striking the article behind or from running,thus insuring sharp and well defined edges to the design on the article.Then the lace stencil is removed and the article treated in any of theusual or desired. manners for fixing the dye.

\Vhile I have illustrated and described the preferretbform of steps forcarrying my invention into effect these are capable of variation andmodification without departing.

from the spirit. of the invention.

I, therefore do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction set forth but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications ascome within the scope of the appended claim. ll aving;described my invention what I claim as new anddesire to secure byLetters Patent is: r

The process of forming designs upon fabrics which consists in stretchinga normally fiat fabric and a lace stencil over a bulging and resilientform; and then spraying a dyeing liquid'against said fabric,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

. JOSEPH V. GILES. Witnesses: 1

' J osn UA R. H. Iorrs, HELEN 1*. LILLIS.

